The New Hampshire Supreme Court is deliberating if there is a line to be drawn between protecting free speech rights and protecting government employees from harassment after "Robin Hooders" race to the rescue and put quarters into their expired meters, according to The Guardian.

The Robin Hooders won the last case when the court ruled the Robin Hooders' actions amount to protected political expression that can't be restricted, the Guardian reported.

The city is supported in its legal battle by the New Hampshire Municipal Association, whose lawyers claim the lower court did not weigh the government's interest in protecting employees from harm and impediments to doing their jobs, according to the Guardian.

The Robin Hooders apparently were not on patrol Thursday, according to two meter readers who say they hadn't seen them, the Guardian reported.

Robin Hooders say they're the ones with the motorists' well-being at heart as they feed meters, sometimes walking just ahead of the parking enforcement officers who would write a ticket, according to the Guardian.

Though its employees have reported harassment and physical contact with the Robin Hooders, the city has no interest in arresting the protesters, the Guardian reported.

Attorney Jon Meyer, representing the Robin Hooders, said Friday the city is highlighting several contentious incidents among thousands of interactions between the protesters and enforcement officers over the past several years, according to the Guardian.